Ilion, bronze (CN type 21170)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 159–133 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Ilion in Troas dated ca. 159–133 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 21170. Obverse: Head of Athena, right, wearing Corinthian helmet. Reverse: Athena Ilias standing left, wearing kalathos, holding spindle in left hand and spear in raised right hand.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 12 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.75 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Ilion
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Athena, right, wearing Corinthian helmet.
- Reverse type
- Athena Ilias standing left, wearing kalathos, holding spindle in left hand and spear in raised right hand.
- Reverse legend
- ΙΛΙ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/21170
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 21170
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 57, nr. 3 var.
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 480, nr. 12 var.
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 29, nr. T70 var.
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution